Sec. 205.202.  ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.  (a)  The acupuncture board shall issue a license to practice acupuncture in this state to a person who meets the requirements of this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter.
(b)  The acupuncture board may delegate authority to medical board employees to issue licenses under this chapter to applicants who clearly meet all licensing requirements.  If the medical board employees determine that the applicant does not clearly meet all licensing requirements, the application shall be returned to the acupuncture board.  A license issued under this subsection does not require formal acupuncture board approval.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by: 
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 3.13, eff. September 1, 2005.